Government bills45
- HE 126/2026 vpIn progress
Easing administrative burden on companies
The administration of limited liability companies and co-operatives will be eased, and the process of closing down operations and winding up will be streamlined. The changes will remove unnecessary bureaucracy for companies and speed up the execution of corporate and financial arrangements.
11 Sep 2026 · no votes yet - HE 153/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing debt conversions in corporate restructuring
Debts of a company undergoing corporate restructuring could be converted into the company's shares directly under the restructuring programme. Under certain conditions, the arrangement could also be carried out against the will of the shareholders.
18 Dec 2025 · passed without a vote - HE 94/2025 vpPassed
Easing inheritance and gift taxation
Inheritance and gift taxation will be eased by raising the lower thresholds for tax-free inheritances and gifts from the beginning of 2026. At the same time, the late-payment interest charged on unpaid inheritance tax will be lowered.
4 Dec 2025 · 6 votesClosest vote · Proposed statement
114 jaa52 ei - HE 125/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Tightening the taxation of share exchanges
Tax rules for share exchanges in corporate restructurings will be tightened so that owners can no longer artificially increase the amount of tax-relieved dividends or reduce capital gains taxes. At the same time, carrying out genuine corporate restructurings and raising international financing will be made more flexible.
27 Nov 2025 · 1 voteOnly vote · Dissenting opinion
104 jaa49 ei - HE 118/2024 vpPassed with amendments
Winding up Työkanava Oy
Työkanava Oy, a state-owned company established to employ people with partial work capacity, will be abolished. The special legislation concerning the company will be repealed as part of central government savings measures.
29 Nov 2024 · 2 votesClosest vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Lauri Lyly 2
89 jaa67 ei - HE 198/2021 vpPassed with amendments
State company for partial-capacity employment
A wholly state-owned company, Työkanava Oy, will be established in Finland to provide work for people with partial work capacity who are in a difficult position. The company aims to strengthen employees' skills and support their transition to the open labour market.
23 Mar 2022 · 1 vote98 jaa27 ei - HE 40/2023 vpPassed
Transfer tax exemption for health and social services properties
Municipalities and joint municipal authorities for health and social services will not have to pay transfer tax when transferring health, social services and rescue properties leased to wellbeing services counties to companies they own. At the same time, tax rules for corporate restructuring and securities transactions will be clarified and streamlined.
14 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 20/2023 vpPassed with amendments
Mandatory sustainability reporting for large companies
Large companies and listed companies will be required to report regularly on the environmental and social impacts of their operations. The reported sustainability information must be independently assured by an auditor and published in digital format.
11 Dec 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 244/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Digitalising the Trade Register and strengthening oversight
Filing with the Trade Register will become largely mandatory in electronic format for businesses, and companies will have to confirm their details annually. At the same time, the mandatory requirement to register in the Trade Register will be abolished for most sole traders.
16 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 267/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming Business Finland and job seeking
The division of responsibilities between the Business Finland company and the funding agency will be clarified, and public administrative tasks will be transferred to the funding agency, which operates as an authority. At the same time, foreign jobseekers will be enabled to create a profile on Job Market Finland without Finnish strong electronic identification.
6 Mar 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 116/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling state aid in Ilmastorahasto financing
A dedicated act will be enacted for the wholly state-owned Ilmastorahasto Oy, enabling the use of state aid in its investment and financing operations. The company can finance climate projects by taking a higher risk than private investors or by accepting a lower return target.
3 Feb 2023 · 2 votes135 jaa47 ei - HE 295/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Employment trials for temporary protection recipients
People who have fled the war in Ukraine and receive temporary protection will be transferred to municipal employment trials as clients even before they are granted a municipality of residence. At the same time, trial municipalities will receive the authority to decide on the suitability of their clients with partial work ability to be employed by Työkanava.
25 Jan 2023 · passed without a vote - HE 28/2016 vpPassed with amendments
Reform of the book-entry system
Legislation on central securities depositories and the book-entry system is reformed to align with EU regulation. Finnish companies will also be able to issue their shares in foreign central securities depositories, but the direct ownership model and the public availability of ownership details for domestic investors are maintained.
31 May 2017 · 6 votes94 jaa62 ei - HE 146/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming cross-border corporate restructurings
Finnish limited liability companies will be able to transfer their registered office to another EEA state or from another state to Finland without winding up the company. At the same time, regulation on cross-border acquisitions and divisions will be harmonised, and regulatory oversight to prevent abuses will be tightened.
20 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 266/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Enabling direct state corporate investments
Business Finland Venture Capital Oy will in exceptional cases be able to make direct equity investments containing state aid in companies. The investments will support sectors and companies that are strategically important to the Finnish economy and industry.
7 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 47/2022 vpPassed with amendments
Allowing remote and hybrid meetings in organisations
Limited liability companies, housing companies, co-operatives and associations will be able to hold their meetings entirely remotely or as hybrid meetings. Participants will also be able to exercise full speaking and voting rights remotely.
22 Jun 2022 · passed without a vote - HE 211/2020 vpWithdrawn
Incorporating GTK's international expert services
The international commercial expert services of the Geological Survey of Finland will be transferred to a new state-owned limited liability company. The reform reduces the agency's financial and tax risks in foreign projects.
8 Feb 2022 · no votes - HE 239/2020 vpPassed
Recovering unlawful venture capital aid
The state will be able to recover state aid for venture capital activities that has been granted unlawfully. Decisions on recovery and the determination of interest will be made by the Innovation Funding Agency Business Finland.
23 Sep 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 53/2021 vpPassed
Extending remote meetings and meeting postponements
Companies, housing companies, co-operatives and associations can continue to hold their meetings remotely or postpone them due to the coronavirus pandemic. The temporary rules will be extended until the end of June 2022.
29 Apr 2021 · passed without a vote - HE 185/2020 vpPassed
Tax deduction of EEA subsidiary losses
A Finnish parent company will, under certain conditions, be able to deduct the final losses of a subsidiary located in another EEA state in its taxation. The deduction can be made as a separate group deduction once the subsidiary's operations have been discontinued and the company has been dissolved.
17 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote